a.baker
11-25-2009, 05:26 PM
I think I already know what everyones response will be to this but maybe I'm wrong.
The cheerful giver.
God says to give because it comes from your heart. What if all you want to do is give.... anonymously of course. What if your wish is to be the woman who puts in all she has.
What if thats where you found pure joy here on earth is to be able to give something. What if when you can't give it breaks your heart.
What if when you give it makes your life negative in some way, maybe not just yours but those around you.
Your dream here on earth would be to be rich, only so you could give to people all day long. Not an obbsession with things but an obbession with seeing others joyful.
Sick I know; but stuff makes the world joyful.
O.K. lets change it up.
Now we as Christians know that stuff will rot. True happiness and true treasure is nothing of this earth but only Jesus himself is a gift. To bring forth His word as a thing to give.
Here in America we are so blessed and spoiled with freedom, Bibles are in easy reach to almost anyone. Most have heard Gods word and heard of Jesus at one time or another, that's why so many reject the gift of His Word because they think they already know because they have heard the basics and know a commandment or two.
So when you try to give this gift through speech or offer whatever, many disapprove because they all think they already know.
So for a Christian that wants to so badly give... something... to see joy spread upon faces, to hear shouts of joy, how do we do this? How do we do this without people around us thinking we're going to get scammed or have to argue and justify why you so badly want to give? How do we give Gods word as a gift? Establish relationships and trust first yeah, but, how can we do this with strangers?
Sometimes I think most missionaries go to other countries because its easier. We are so spoiled in America.
I hope I make sense.
The cheerful giver.
God says to give because it comes from your heart. What if all you want to do is give.... anonymously of course. What if your wish is to be the woman who puts in all she has.
What if thats where you found pure joy here on earth is to be able to give something. What if when you can't give it breaks your heart.
What if when you give it makes your life negative in some way, maybe not just yours but those around you.
Your dream here on earth would be to be rich, only so you could give to people all day long. Not an obbsession with things but an obbession with seeing others joyful.
Sick I know; but stuff makes the world joyful.
O.K. lets change it up.
Now we as Christians know that stuff will rot. True happiness and true treasure is nothing of this earth but only Jesus himself is a gift. To bring forth His word as a thing to give.
Here in America we are so blessed and spoiled with freedom, Bibles are in easy reach to almost anyone. Most have heard Gods word and heard of Jesus at one time or another, that's why so many reject the gift of His Word because they think they already know because they have heard the basics and know a commandment or two.
So when you try to give this gift through speech or offer whatever, many disapprove because they all think they already know.
So for a Christian that wants to so badly give... something... to see joy spread upon faces, to hear shouts of joy, how do we do this? How do we do this without people around us thinking we're going to get scammed or have to argue and justify why you so badly want to give? How do we give Gods word as a gift? Establish relationships and trust first yeah, but, how can we do this with strangers?
Sometimes I think most missionaries go to other countries because its easier. We are so spoiled in America.
I hope I make sense.